Prems
PLAYOFF PICTURES
TRY! CWRFC will be involved in FOUR Provincial Playoffs this Saturday. Our Senior Women’s Div.1 team will travel to Kamloops in a game where #6 (Ceedub) will play #3. The challenge, given the travel schedule will be monumental however, the experience will be invaluable. We wish the ladies,...
Mission/s Accomplished - No April Foolin'
CW Premier Women were up bright and early to catch the 7:00 a.m. ferry for their playoff match against Capilanos on Saturday. The early rise was to avoid any potential ferry cancellation! A rather good reason to ensure the values of home-field advantage. Some players remained at home to suit...
Playoffs Begin As Season Winds Down
This Saturday, CW Women’s Prems find themselves back at Klahanie where they will need to reverse a decision of two week’s back when they lost 38 – 42 in a blistering finish, with the Hosts hanging on. Despite a plethora of injuries, the women bolstered their confidence with a multi-try...
Monday's Musings
(Photo credit - John Richardson) Tackle techniques or not, with sternum-high experimentation by RFU? VITAL BONUS POINTS IN THE BANK Tricolour Men’s & Women’s teams achieved their goals last Saturday with a pair of bonus point victories. The Men opened their account in the fourth minute...
CRITICAL OUTCOMES
Tomorrow, The Tricolours take on Seattle in two matches where the outcome will be critical in terms of playoff positioning. The Women’s Premier team sits in fifth spot after last week’s two bonus points and Seattle are in sixth. Injuries and the absence of Schell with the Nats will sorely test...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
PACK IT TO THE RAFTERS - FINAL HOME GAME VS SEATTLE RFC Saturday will be a very special day and we appeal for all of our Faithful to get to the House for this one. Alumni Touch will take place at 11:45 a.m., followed by Women Prems at 12:45 p.m. and Men at 2:30 p.m. There will be...
ALUMNI DAY - SATURDAY
WOMEN'S & MEN'S PREMS Vs SEATTLE R.C....
Monday's Musings
DIVVIES RULE THE ROOST Last Saturday, CW’s Mens Prem Reserves led their Capilano hosts 22 – 8 at the half and went on win this one, 32 – 16 and open a space in fourth place on the points ladders, ahead of UVic Norsemen and only a single point behind Ravens in third spot. Although this pundit...
WEEKEND ROAD WARRIORS
The CW women are back on the road this weekend, with the Premier Women taking on Capilano RFC, and the Div. 1 Women meeting Kamloops RFC halfway, at Abbotsford's Exhibition Park. For the Div 1 women, this will be their first game against Kamloops. In the current standings, CW sits at 7th...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
Today’s blog is a rewrite of an earlier post for which this writer offers an apology to any “early morning” readers for what could have been deemed to be demeaning innuendo. The intent was to purvey a sense of humour which unfortunately could have been taken in poor taste. Hopefully this site...
Monday's Musings
Divvies Get It Done BIG DAY, BIG SCORES @ UBC Men’s Premier Reserves Fifteen minutes of ferry legs occurred before Stove hit a deep penalty for touch for Ceedub. Further penalties ensued from set scrum dominance and CW’s Hickman was over for first blood, 7 – 0. CW came alive and...
CW AGM
Today we announce the upcoming AGM. The date has been changed from the Fall to a more practical, late-season time, thus enabling a far more efficient handing over of the reins to a new Board. Castaway-Wanderers RFC Annual General Meeting.Tuesday, April 4th, 2023, at 8PM PDT. All...
BAD WEEK FOR BLOGS!
One Club; Four Teams to Point Grey After composing and uploading a titillating blog about CW men taking on UBCOB Ravens, I received a text almost immediately informing "that was a great write up, only difference is we are playing UBC!" This is a hurried rewrite Vs arguably, an even...
WEEKEND WARRIORS
This site apologizes for the incorrect match venue posted yesterday for Women’s Premier Vs Westshore on Saturday. Both women’s games will be at Windsor Park. The Div 1 Women's team will be taking on Abbotsford RFC at 11:30 am, with the Premier Women facing off against Westshore at 12:45 pm. ...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
Back On The Field Today, we have a teaser to the weekend’s games. More details regarding the selections will follow. Meanwhile, as conditions chill, CW’s teams prepare to meet crosstown rival, Westshore RFC on Saturday. It will be a BIG day! The Div.1 Women will play Abbotsford at Windsor...
Monday's Musings
(photo - Craig Thornber) SPLIT RESULTS AT HOME CW Men’s rugby had a successful continuance in the win column last Saturday. The men’s Premier Reserves bested Cowichan by a handy, 38 – 5 score. Captain, Kyle Hohert, led the parade with a hat trick and singles were added by Gabe Smith,...
A Full Dance Card
This Saturday CW will have four senior teams involved in action. Games will start at either Windsor or Carnarvon, (weather dependant) with Women’s Div.1 action against Cowichan RFC. This match will kick off at 11:00 a.m. Last week, the Div 1 team lost to a talented Bayside side but...
Monday's Musings
Ceedub Takes a Double Photo credit - John Richardsom Images A good crowd assembled at the House to view the always entertaining action between these two clubs on Saturday. Predicted inclement weather did not eventuate and temperatures were balmy. CW Divvies opened on the front foot....
The Roots of the Present Lie Deep in the Past
Brennig “faces” an allowable tackle – back in the day! Saturday, Men's Prems @ the House of Windsor. UVic 3 – 1, CW 1 – 3. Today’s pre-game missive will take some long-time followers back to 2014 when a CW U18 team, featuring this Saturday’s Premier players; Gavin Kratz, Nick Carson,...
BCRU STANDINGS AT THE HALF
CW embarks on their "second half" campaign this Saturday when Meralomas visit Windsor to compete against our Women's Div. 1 team. Kickoff will be at 11:15 a.m. The women finished the fall season on a strong note, with a convincing win over Nanaimo to secure the Island Women’s Fall...
And You Dance Card Is.......
Mark your calendars. Fans will note the absence of home games for senior men, and this season the club will have to cross the Rubicon a couple of times to face Caps and UBC, already having travelled to play Ravens, somewhat a repeat of last season's scheduling. Scheduling seems to this pundit to...
Monday's Musings
WOMEN SPLIT SEMIS - MEN DROP DUO It was a mixed bag of results for CW Women on Saturday. CW I faced a determined James Bay squad at Windsor. Led by captain Emily Samek, this CW squad had their work cut out for them. Applying early pressure, James Bay found gaps in the CW defense and notched...
TRIPLE HEADER AT THE HOUSE
The House of Windsor will see three games tomorrow as the “first-half” winds down. V.I. Women’s League action will feature an 11:30 a.m. semi-final between CW I and JBAA. The second contest will feature Visitors, Burnaby Lake Lakers and Ceedub in Men’s Premier Reserve action. On paper,...
Wednesday's Ruck & Maul
SEMI-FINAL SATURDAY & SUNDAY Plenty of action at Windsor this weekend. On Saturday CW Women wrap up their regular fall season with both teams going into the playoffs high in the standings. CW II is ranked in first place in the Island Women’s League, with 4 wins and 1 loss, and will take on...
BATTLE OF JERICHO
Today’s BCRU action pales in comparison to the memories of last night’s Women’s RWC Final! Super enthralling action, it will go into the vault of Great Games in my books. The contrast between the two game plans was so obvious from the start and both styles would have their proponents –...